Transmission of Armillifer armillatus Ova at Snake Farm, The Gambia, West Africa

Tappe, Dennis; Meyer, Michael; Oesterlein, Anett; Jaye, Assan; Frosch, Matthias; Schoen, Christoph; Pantchev, Nikola

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Transmission of Armillifer armillatus Ova at Snake Farm, The Gambia, West Africa

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Feb 2011

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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(2):251-254.

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Tappe, Dennis ; Meyer, Michael ; Oesterlein, Anett ; Jaye, Assan ; Frosch, Matthias ; ... More ▼

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Visceral pentastomiasis caused by Armillifer armillatus larvae was diagnosed in 2 dogs in The Gambia. Parasites were subjected to PCR; phylogenetic analysis confirmed relatedness with branchiurans/crustaceans. Our investigation highlights transmission of infective A. armillatus ova to dogs and, by serologic evidence, also to 1 human, demonstrating a public health concern.

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